Kozhikode’s multi-level car parking projects in limbo
The Hindu
Motorists bear the brunt as private agencies cash in on situation
Proposals for improving the city’s parking facilities are still hanging fire with no considerable progress in the completion of allotted works. Though private agencies in the parking business are cashing in on the laxity, the Kozhikode Corporation and the district administration remain unmoved by the motorists’ plight. Two multi-level car parking projects, one along Railway Station Link Road and another at Kidson Corner, are yet to show any sign of being successfully completed in the near future. The work on the first project near Link Road has been pending for more than five years. The project has been delayed even after the second round of the foundation stone laying ceremony. “Though the project along Link Road was expected to accommodate 700 cars and 800 motorcycles, it could remain a pipe dream,” said Mohammed Rizwan, a trader in the area. He said the wayside space near Link Road had been converted into the biggest illegal parking space in the city in the absence of other options.More Related News